The Skunk Ladder Comprehension Questions

Which character is the most adventurous?

• Eddie

• Mr. Muldoon

• Skunk

• The narrator

Which word best describes the narrator?

• cautious

• daring

• silly

• rude

What is their idea for a solution to their problem?

• To build a ladder

• To grab the skunk

• To chase the skunk

• To bury the skunk

What happens when Mr. Muldoon comes to investigate the door?

• He falls in the hole.

• He yells at Eddie.

• He finds the skunk is gone.

• He grabs the skunk out of the hole.

What is the setting to this story?

• At the Muldoon's farm

• In the narrator's backyard

• In the park

• On vacation

Why did the author write the story?

• To inform

• To entertain

• To express feelings

• To persuade

What is the genre of the story?

• humorous fiction

• historical fiction

• non fiction

• science fiction

"In the ruckus at the skunk ladder, Eddie had been hit in the face with a slight charge of skunk spray." What does ruckus mean?

• chaos

• calm

• issue

• funny

What is the reasoning behind Mr. Muldoon being suspicious of the boys’ activities?

• He thinks all of their ideas are funny.

• He knows from past experiences that the boys cause problems with their ideas.

• He is tired from not getting any sleep the night before.

• He remembers he has a lost cow.

Once the hole was complete, how did the boys get themselves out of the hole?

• They used a rope to pull themselves out of the hole.

• Mr. Muldoon came and pulled them out of the hole.

• They used the ladder and climbed out of the hole.

• They jumped on each other’s back to climb out of the hole.